Martin, 17, was killed while walking to his father's fiancee's house in Sanford from a nearby convenience store.

Zimmerman first called police atĀ 7:09 p.m. ET with concerns about a suspicious teen in the area, according to 911 tapes released by the Seminole County Sheriff's Department.

A 16-year-old girl who was on the phone with Martin most of the day last spoke to him around the time the incident allegedly began and lasted until 7:16 p.m. ET, when the call dropped. Almost immediately, 911 calls began coming in.Ā Ā Police arrived on the scene at 7:17 p.m.

Several witnesses called 911 at 7:16, 7:17, 7:18 and 7:19 p.m. ET.

Below are the transcripts of the calls as Zimmerman and witnesses describe what they saw and heard that night:

7:09 p.m. ET

Dispatcher: "Do you need police, fire or medical?"

Zimmerman: "We had some break-ins in our neighborhood ... and there is a realĀ suspiciousĀ guy. ... This guy looks like he's up to no good, he's on drugs or something. It's raining, and he's walking around looking about. "

Dispatcher: "Is this guy white, black,Ā Hispanic?"

Zimmerman: "He looks black."

Dispatcher: "Did you see what he's wearing?"

Zimmerman: "A dark hoodie, grey hoodie, jeans or sweatpants or white shoes. He's walking around staring at the houses. Now he's just staring at me."

Dispatcher: "Location?"

Zimmerman: "He's near the clubhouse right now. Now he's coming towards me. He has his hands in hisĀ waistband. He is a black male. Something's wrong with him. Yep. He's coming to check me out. He's got something in his hands. I don't know what his deal is. Send officers over here."

Dispatcher: "Let me know if he does anything else."

Zimmerman: "These a**holes, they always get away. When you come in go straight to the left ... when you pass the clubhouse ..."

Zimmerman: "Tell them to come past the clubhouse and make a left then past mailboxes and they will see my truck ..."

Dispatcher: "What's your apartment number?"

Zimmerman: "It's a home. ... IĀ don'tĀ want to give that out. I don't know who this kid is."

Dispatcher: "I will let them know where to meet you."

Zimmerman: "Have them call me, and I will let you know where I'm at."

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During part of this time, Martin is on the phone with a 16-year-old girl. Below is an account of the phone call as relayed to In Session's Sunny Hostin by a lawyer for the Martin family:

Martin told the girlĀ someone was following him, and she advised him to run. Martin said he isn't going to run but will walk quickly. Zimmerman caught up with him, and Martin asked Zimmerman why he was following him. Zimmerman then asked Martin his name and why he was there. The girl on the phone says she heard Zimmerman push Martin, and then the call drops. She tried to call Martin back, but he didn't respond.

Caller: "No, I don't because I'm hiding upstairs. The gunshot was outside our house. You sent somebody, right?"

Dispatcher: "Do you hear any vehicles leaving or anything else?

Caller: "There's people yelling down there, but I don't want to go down there."

Dispatcher: "People are yelling now?"

Caller: "Yeah."

Dispatcher: "We do have officers on the way. Call us back if you see any vehicles leaving or anything."

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7:16 p.m. ET

Dispatcher: "Police, fire or medical?"

Caller: "There's someone screaming outside."

Dispatcher: "Is that at where you are at?"

Caller: "Oh, my God, there is a gunshot, hurry up."

[inaudible]

Dispatcher: "Do you see anybody? I don't need you to go outside."

Caller: "There is someone screaming. I just heard a gunshot."

Dispatcher: "Do you see anything? I don't need you to go outside. Do you hear screaming or anything?"

Caller: "Hurry up, they are right outside my house."

Dispatcher: "OK, we [have] police and emergency, OK. Are you in Sanford?"

Caller: "I see police now."

Dispatcher: "You see the officer?"

Caller: "Yeah, but like it's behind the house. There is a dead body there. It's not the front entrance. Oh, my God."

Dispatcher: "Please tell me so I can tell them."

Caller: "If you are looking at my house, it's behind by my back porch."

Dispatcher: "Coming from behind your house?"

Caller: "Yes, the back porch."

Dispatcher: "Stay on the line and update me."

Caller: "I just heard screaming and a gunshot."

Dispatcher: "We have an officer there. Did you hear any more gunshots?"

Caller: "No, I don't hear. Hurry up, hurry up."

Dispatcher: "OK, we have officers out there, OK? If anything changes, give us a call back, but we do have officers there. One officer is there."

Caller: "OK, did he see anything?"

Dispatcher: "I'm not sure, ma'am, I just know he is there, and two other officers are on their way, OK? If anything changes or anything more, call us back. As far as you know, it's coming from behind your house near yourĀ back-porchĀ area? When you hear screaming, was it screaming of female or male?"

Caller: "Male."

Dispatcher: "So, when you heard screaming, it was a male screaming?"

Caller: "Yes. And the guy on top had a white t-shirt."

Dispatcher: "What do you mean guy on top? Did you see a fight?"

Caller: "IĀ don'tĀ know, I just looked out my window, and there was a guy on top wearing a white t-shirt."

Dispatcher: "A white t-shirt. Did you see what kind of pants? He was on top of what?"

Caller: "I couldn't see the person he was on."

Dispatcher: "But he was on top of a person?"

Caller: "Yes."

Dispatcher: "The guy with the white t-shirt, did he get up and run?"

Caller: "I don't know. Went to the phone to call you

Dispatcher: "White, black orĀ Hispanic?"

Caller: "I couldn't tell, it was completely dark."

Dispatcher: "We have several units en route."

Caller: "Thank you."

7:17 p.m. ET

Dispatcher: "Do you need police, fire or medical?"

Caller: "Iām looking out my deck, and someone is screaming 'help,' and I donāt know. ā¦ I heard a bang. Iām looking out my window, out my backyard, and someone is yelling and screaming 'help.' "

Dispatcher: "You are not the only person calling. We have more than one officer on the scene and another on the way."

Caller: "Oh, my God. I see the person now. I see him walking. Thereās a man coming out and people coming out with flashlights. Oh, my God. I donāt know what he did to this person. I can see there is a man walking out with a flashlight right now."

Dispatcher: "Was it a male or female voice?"

Caller: "The man is up right now. Someone is coming over. Iām glad other people called."

Dispatcher: "We should be out there right now."

Caller: "I can open my window and hear it."

Dispatcher: "You can still hear it?"

Caller: "I donāt know what is happening. Someone is laying on the ground."

Dispatcher: "Whatās happening? Someone is on the ground? Someone has been shot? Calm down, stay on the line with me. Like I said, we have an officer on the scene, and we have other officers on the line."

Caller: "Oh, my God. They better hurry up. Someone is on the ground. Oh, my God! I see out my back window, sidewalk, grass, something is really bad. There is a man out here with a flashlight."

Dispatcher: "Is this person laying down in the street?"

Caller: "No, it's from my back window."

Dispatcher: "So is the person laying down in the street or in the grass?"

Caller: "The grass. Oh, my God! I think there is another gentleman with a flashlight. ... I think police. Oh, my God! He shot, he shot the person.He says he shot the person. He said he shot the person."

Dispatcher: "Who saying they shot who?"

Caller: "The people out there, a guy is raising his hands up, he's saying he shot a person. I think it's a police officer that's with him right now. arrest - uh - oh, my God, why - why (inaudible)"

Dispatcher: "Our officer is there, he has somebody at gunpoint. They're going to handle the situation from here."

Caller: "Oh! Oh, my God, somebody would be shot!"

Dispatcher: "It's probably going to be best if you stay inside your home for the time being, OK?"

Caller:" I know. I can't believe somebody's killed. He was saying help. Why didn't someone come out and help him?"

Dispatcher: "Listen, we don't know if they been killed ..."

Caller: "Yes, the person is dead, laying on the ground."

Dispatcher: "Just because he's laying on the ground don't mean he's passed. We have an ambulance on the way, and we are probably going to pick him up and take him to the hospital."

Caller: "I didn't see cause it was too dark, and I just heard people screaming 'help me, help me.' And this person shot him! He was like wrestling with him, you know what I mean, on the ground, from what I can see it was very dark. The man didn't try to run away or anything. I don't want to be a witness or anything. I'm scared. Oh, my god, a young boy, I can't imagine, I haven't seen anyone killed. This is a nice neighborhood. Oh, my God, I'm too scared to live here."

Dispatcher: "YouĀ don'tĀ have to worry right now. We have many officers on the way. Two officers on scene right now, we are on scene, OK?"

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7:17 p.m. ET

Dispatcher: "Do you need police, fire or medical?"

Caller: "Police. I just heard a shot behind my house. They are wrestling outside the back of my porch."

Dispatcher: "You just heard one shot go off?""

Caller: "It was either that or a rock at the window or something else. The guy's yelling 'help,' and I'm not going to help."

Dispatcher: "So you can hear someone yelling for help?"

Caller: "I'm pretty sure the guy is dead out here. Holy s***"

Dispatcher: "OK, we have several people calling in. Anything else that you heard?"

Caller: "A guy yelling, 'help.' Oh, my God! There is a guy with a flashlight in the backyard now. I think there's flashlights and a guy. ... I don't know if that's a cop. "

Dispatcher: "OK, we have several calls. Are you sure when you heard voices it was one person yelling, right?"

Caller: "There were two guys in the yard with flashlights, and there is a black guy down like he's been shot, and he's dead."

Dispatcher: "I have several officers going out there."

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7:17 p.m. ET

Dispatcher: "Do you need police, fire or medical?"

Caller: "Medical. IĀ think someone has been shot."

Dispatcher: "Why do you think someone has been shot?"

Caller: "Because they are laying in the backyard and a gunshot and they said 'call 911.' Now there are people coming with flashlights ..."

Dispatcher: "And it's in the backyard?"

Caller: "Yes."

Dispatcher: "And someone is laying in the backyard?"

Caller: "Yes, there are people around him now."

Dispatcher: "You there with kids?"

Caller: "Yes, my daughter. He is a black guy."

Dispatcher: "We have units on the way. What do you mean it's a black guy?"

Caller: "There is a black male standing over him."

Dispatcher: "Can you tell me what he's wearing?"

Caller: "I think someone else called 911."

Dispatcher: "You do see officers out there?"

Caller: "Yeah, IĀ think that's the flashlights that we see."

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7:18 p.m. ET

Dispatcher: "Do you need police, fire or medical?"

Caller: "This is 911, correct? Police or medical. Someone is yelling two doors down from me, screaming, hollering 'help, help, help.' There is an elderly man that lives down there. I don't know. I heard a gunshot. I don't know if it would be ambulance."

Dispatcher: "How many shots did you hear?"

Caller: "One."

Dispatcher: "How long ago?"

Caller: "As soon as I heard that I picked up the phone and called."

Dispatcher: "Before calling 911?"

Caller: "Yes. There is somebody out by myĀ back porch. ... There is someone walking around with a flashlight. The police may already be here. I don't know. Someone is out there with a flashlight, but I did hear something."

Dispatcher: "We do have units there."

Caller: "Oh, my God."

Dispatcher: "And the screaming, was it a male or female you heard?"

Caller: "It sounded to me like a male, and from what I know and I've been here four years, there is an elderly man that lives like four doors down, um, north of me, and I'm inside."

Dispatcher: "Do you think it's coming from your area?"

Caller: "I don't know, ma'am, I'm standing at my back sliding glass door. I don't see anything but a flashlight shining around, but I did hear someone yelling 'help, help, help' or 'oh, my gosh' and something, then moaning and a boom, and I picked up the phone and called."

Dispatcher: "Did you see or hear anything else like a vehicle pulling away?"

Caller: "No, ma'am, because I'm in the back, and in the back there is just a walkway. It could have been someone in the front with a car, I don't know, but I was in the back. It was scary. There is someone still back there with flashlights walking around."

Dispatcher: "There should be someone on the scene ..."

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7:19 p.m. ET

Dispatcher: "Do you need police, fire or medical?"

Caller: "My brother said someone got shot behind our house."

Dispatcher: "Is your brother out there right now?"

Caller: "No, he ran in the house."

Dispatcher: "Do you know who was shot?"

Caller: "No idea. ... I'm inside. It's behind our house. ... Yeah."

Dispatcher: "You didn't see or hear anything else? Did you hear the shot?"

Caller: "I heard something, and my brother ran in the house."

Dispatcher: "My brother saw it."

Dispatcher: "What did you see?"

Caller: "I saw a man laying on the ground screaming who needed help. I was going to go over there to try and help him, but my dog got off the leash, and I ran and got him, and I hurried around and down, and the screaming stopped."

Dispatcher: "Did you see the person get shot?"

Caller: "No."

Dispatcher: Did you know the person who got shot, or did you see the person with the gun?"

Caller: "No, I just heard a shot, and the screaming stopped."

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Officers arrived on the scene at 7:17 p.m. ET, according to a police report.

Officers Timothy Smith and Ricardo Alayo said they noted a black male in a gray hooded sweatshirt lying face-down in the grass, as well as a white male in the area.

"Zimmerman stated that he had shot the subject and was still armed," Smith wrote in a police report.

Smith said he asked Zimmerman to hand over the weapon, a Kel Tec 9 mm, and handcuffed him.

"While I was in such close contact with Zimmerman, I could observe that his back appeared to be wet and he was covered in grass, as if he was laying on his back on the ground," Smith wrote in the police report. "Zimmerman was also bleeding from the nose and the back of the head."

The officers also made several attempts to revive Martin.

When police put Zimmerman in the back of the cruiser, he said, "I was yelling for someone to help me, but no one would help me," according to the police report.

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Glen

It's interesting to me that some people have commented that the kid should have stopped and given his name to Zimmerman. Where is it written that anytime a stranger approaches and asks for your name, you have to provide it. Zimmerman is not a law enforcement officer and had no right confronting the young man. That young man was minding his business and Zimmerman, an over zealous murderer, initiated the confrontation. Clear case of murder.

This George Zimmerman has to be arrested..He did it because he hates blacks, thats it..Why is he carrying a gun anyway..He is just a neighborhood crime watch, which I don't understand either, because he has a record..He is not allowed to carry a gun, but he is the neighborhood crime watch person, why..I am hoping the Sanford Police arrest him before Thursday, because if they don't, and with that group coming in, I think there will be alot of trouble..I think the Sanford police better wake up and arrest this guy....

Do you know this guy? Or are you just being judgmental? You weren't there. Why do you assume he hates blacks? How do you know the kid wasn't beating him? Maybe Zimmerman is the bad guy, maybe not. Maybe we'll never know.

He does have a right to carry a gun. Better check your facts. He had a license.

It's so sad that a person died. You should be mourning for his family, not making spurious accusations with no basis in fact.

What a horrible STUPID thing to say. You are ignorant and need a lesson in real life. Just because people live in a certain area or have a certain skin color doesn't mean they all act alike or that innocent people should have to pay for others mistakes. That is so ignorant! There are horrible people in all areas and all skin colors. I hope you grow up one day and quit adding to the evil in this world.

the officers should have taken zimmerman to ad rug test or something.. its obvious theres also something wrong with the Sanford police. i want to believe it had something against blacks they showed uninterest with the case! they should arrest this Zimmerman. im not even sure if his shirt is really stained with grass cos martin was over him when they wrestled. could be he just rolled/ layed down on the grass after killing him. and how tall is Martin?? cos Zimmerman is bigger than him. and hes definitely lying. its Martin who's yelling for help. that Zimmerman wanted to be recognized as a HEro. they say he has this Heros syndromes and he's a cop wannabe. hes a frustrated police officer. he wont be a Hero for killing a 17 yr old black and unarmed boy! i hope u get arrested Zims!

this is not a "Stand Your Ground" case. it is CLEAR that it was Zimmerman that initiated the confrontation by stalking Martin and then getting into an altercation with him. if anything, Martin had the right of self-defense from being stalked by a bigoted volunteer "security guard" looking to shoot someone.

That's not true. I am hispanic, We are a mix of different bloods depending on where we are from. My mom is from South America and my father from the dominican republic. So I am pretty much mixed with spaniard, indegenous, and african blood. You might be only white in race with spaniard roots probably with a but of indegenous too. but not every hispanic is. Get it right please.

Learn to spell; now in my second response, "carry on." Oh and for the "latinos" that think they are white, try living in Arizona (sad and unjustified) but "they" will assuredly let you know your place.

Learn to spell; now in my second response, "carry on." Oh and for the "latinos" that think they are white, try living in Arizona (sad and unjustified) but "they" will assuredly let you know your place....

Actually Mel, anthropologists are the ones who are experts on being human, and according to them, (I am one) there is no such thing as race. To qualify as a race, you would need to have the same criteria as all animals do. To name dogs either a Shepard or a Chihuahua, you have to have distinguishing, significant features. Humans do not meet any of these markers. We are all one race. Ask any Anthropologist at any University. It is ALL ethnicity.

But, if you are talking about government standards, they classify Latinos as "white latino" and europeans as "white non latino". The other "race" that is classified as white are Indians. NOT native Americans, but the People of India.

What I find outrageous is that Zimmerman's father tried to blame the Hispanic heritage on his son's actions by coming out and stating that his son is not white but Hispanic! let's face it, it wasn't Zimmerman's Hispanic side that influenced his crime but his white redneck traits he inherited from his father. And I also find it outrageous that Zimmerman's father would try to defend his son actions by saying the shooting wasn't racially motivated because his son has black and Hispanic friends. But that is rediculous because on the phone transcrip to the police, Zimmerman used the stereotypical phrase "its they who usually get away" in referring to the victim. So who is "they" in Zimmerman's point of view? And what does "they" look like? Perhaps "they" he was referring to was black males in America. Let's face it, Zimmerman has no defense whatsoever and he is guilty of cold blooded murder and he should be executed!

The shooter was bleeding from his nose, his head was cracked, and his back was wet from being on the ground.
We DON'T KNOW what really happened and ANYONE who is trying to condemn this man without due process is party to a lynching.

Hi, Latinos or Hispanics can be white, black, native american or, most commonly a mix. I'm Puerto Rican, mostly white and Taino indian. My friend Cathy is from Puerto Rico and she is black. People in Puerto Rico are descended from natives, Spaniards and Africans

Hispanics can be white, black, native american or, most commonly, a mix. I am Puerto Rican and I'm white w some Native american. My friend Cathy is from puerto Rico and is Black. People from Puerto Rico, like other Hispanics, decend from Spaniards, Native Americans and Africans

Mel – newsflash....in the 2010 census, they asked if you were Hispanic and also asked if you are white or black. Hispanics can be white, black, native american or (most common) a mix. My family is from Puerto Rico, but mostly originally from Spain, so I am mostly European (white) with some Taino Indian. My friend Cathy is from Puerto Rico and is Black, None of this miatters tho.....hispanic, white, purple or pink, Zimmerman is a racist murderer. I cannot believe he hasn't been arrested. At least take his gun away for goodness sake, before he kills someone else!!!!

That's not the issue. Whether or not Spanish people have white skin or not is irrevalant. There are many hispanics who are racist against black people so don't hide behind the "He's not white, he's hispanic" defense. This is a hate crime. This is murder. I don't understand why so many people are defending George. Boggles the rational mind.

Actually I am a chemist and I hate to burst your bubble, but not all hispanics are considered to be part of the white race. Some depending on the type of hispanic descent are considered to be people of color. That's why you all have your own separate bubble to fill in when it comes to ethnicity when filling out paper work. Not all of you look white, and not all of you look dark. Now.....continue on

Mel, Mel, Mel.....Hispanics can be white or black. Most Hispanics are a mix of either Spaniards/Europeans, native americans and Africans (from slaves who were brought to the country). Some Hispanics are pretty much 100% black, like my friend Cathy. Others, like me, and sounds like you, are almost all Spanish/European with a bit of Taino indian.

Dear Mel, if you think that the Hispanic race is a part of the white race please ask a white supremacist this very same question. Hispanics have white decent yes, but they are no more 'white' than someone of shared mixed racial background that appears white.

You are not part of the white race.Don't you know you are considered an minority as well as blacks? Latino's were going through a racial time period In los Angeles,Ca in the 80's. The whites was discriminating to them at the time.

You're probably right! But you sound to me like the Whites who suddenly became Native Indians to join the Pequot Indian 'tribe' being formed, better known as Foxwoods Resort and Casino in CT!!!! LoL's!

This is not right. That young boy would be alive if the gunman had listened to the police. Also, why would a "boy" be yelling for help if HE was the attacker... come on; get real. The boy was murdered.

The whole fact that Zimmerman ran AFTER him is NOT self Defense. The boy was running AWAY from him and he chased him. If he would have stayed at the clubhouse until police came no one would be dead right now. Zimmerman is WRONG and should be prosecuted!

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